!!I think we should start seeing admission letters from the OT department fairly soon. Hopefully, it'll come before thanksgiving for the first batch of students. I noticed at the bottom of their website they added a link to "Toropay Admissions", which coincides with the statement that OT10 made about the "$150 seat deposit" to secure your seat for the program. Gone is the old fashioned send in a check method to secure your seat.
My friend currently in the program mentioned that their have been a lot of changes within the program the past 2 years. So i'm not surprised our admission letters are taking this long. But the wait will be worth it! Good luck everyone
I think most students are local, live off campus and commute.
Thanks! And yeah, I was holding off posting them until I received an acceptance or rejection from the department.
Congratulations (so far) @Future_OT_, @TerribleWithUserNames, @futureot2018cali, @north_wind, @kabobberz, and @fox.paws!Hope that means there's a chance for those of us who haven't seen any changes!Me too @HelpMeGetIntoOT. I called the department, and they told me they are sending letters out until the end of November. So crossing my fingers for us!
My official letter from the department just came in the mail! I am so happy that this process is over and can't wait to meet the cohort!
My stats:
Undergrad: Kinesiology Pre-OT
Cum GPA: 3.93
Pre-Req GPA: 3.75
GRE 151 Q, 157 V, 5.0 writing
Shadow: 50 hours adult rehab, 50 peds outpatient, 50 hours school district
Letters: Anatomy professor, OT I shadowed and have known for two years, and Chair of Kinesiology Dept for my school
Extra: 1 year as a caregiver for a woman with quadriplegia, 1 year as a behavior technician/case manager for kids with autism, 6 months as a Special Education Substitute teacher, 6 months as a swim instructor for people with disabilities, 1 year Anatomy/Physiology TA
I wanted to share something to encourage you all. Last year I applied, got rejected and was devastated. However, I took the past year to re-take my GRE and gained more experience. I had an amazing year even though I thought it would be awful and now feel more prepared for this program. My advice is to get your scores as high as possible, but more importantly make yourself stand out as an applicant with your experiences/letters/personal statement. Also, stop looking on these forums so much as they only create more anxiety! Lol. Good luck to everyone
Hey guys! Also received my official letter from the department!!!!! Excited to start in january!My official letter from the department just came in the mail! I am so happy that this process is over and can't wait to meet the cohort!
My stats:
Undergrad: Kinesiology Pre-OT
Cum GPA: 3.93
Pre-Req GPA: 3.75
GRE 151 Q, 157 V, 5.0 writing
Shadow: 50 hours adult rehab, 50 peds outpatient, 50 hours school district
Letters: Anatomy professor, OT I shadowed and have known for two years, and Chair of Kinesiology Dept for my school
Extra: 1 year as a caregiver for a woman with quadriplegia, 1 year as a behavior technician/case manager for kids with autism, 6 months as a Special Education Substitute teacher, 6 months as a swim instructor for people with disabilities, 1 year Anatomy/Physiology TA
I wanted to share something to encourage you all. Last year I applied, got rejected and was devastated. However, I took the past year to re-take my GRE and gained more experience. I had an amazing year even though I thought it would be awful and now feel more prepared for this program. My advice is to get your scores as high as possible, but more importantly make yourself stand out as an applicant with your experiences/letters/personal statement. Also, stop looking on these forums so much as they only create more anxiety! Lol. Good luck to everyone
Yay!! Congrats to you! Do you mind sharing your stats?Hi everyone! I just received my admissions letter today as well from the OT department! I am so excited to meet everyone! Although a lot of people received the university letter before the OT department letter, I on the other hand did not receive the university letter only the OT department letter! Looking forward to meeting this Cohort in January! We did it guys!
My CSUDH portal still says my application is “in review” so I’m nervous that it might be a bad sign.. I emailed someone to get more answers about when that may change and all they said that all decision letters will be mailed out by the end of November. I’m hoping I find out soon so I don’t end up with less than a month to move across the country
It seems that our status on the portal changes first?I heard from them last week asking me to verify my volunteer hours so it seems like they were still making decisions around then. Nothing on my profile has changed since then.
Also, what did they mean verify them?? What did they want exactly
Oh thats awesome! I heard when they reach out to you for more info or an interview that it's a good sign. Did they say why they needed verification?
Ohhh I see what you're saying. Yea I keep jumping up when I hear the mail person and have mini heart attacks while waiting for mycsudh page to load. I'm ready for a decision, even if it isn't my preferred one.
Keeep believing.. hang tight to that hope... this is GREAT news, for two reasons.. one they’re highly interested in you and two they’re still making decisions..
They called
yeaaa mine is too, so I'm just crossing my fingers for a waitlist tbh
